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R.'D. PERRY. LUGGAGEOARRIER FOR VELOGIPEDES. No. 469,715; Patented Mar. 1,' 1892.

wade/Jaw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RIOHARDDFPERRY, OF ELYRIA, OHIO.

LUGGAGE-CARRIER FOR VELOCIPEDES.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,715, dated March 1, 1892.

Application filed August 17, 1891. Serial No. 402,954. (No model.)

T 0 all whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD D. PERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Luggage-Carriers for Velocipedes, of which the following is a specification that will enable those skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a device which may be attached to any suitable part of a velocipede and is adapted to receive and hold a bundle of clothing or' any other article or articles the rider may desire to carry with him on the road; and it consists of certain improved forms and features, as will hereinafter be specifically described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my invention in the best form now known to me; but the proportions and arrangement of parts may be varied and many changes made within the skill of a good mechanic without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the claims at the end of this specification. I Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a velocipede, showing the application of my device thereto, the carrier shelf being shown as opened and ready for the reception of a bundle or package of any kind. Fig. 2 is a View of the same parts, showing the carrier-shelf as folded up in the out-of-use position. Fig. 3 is a plan'view, partly in horizontal section, on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4 of the carrier, shown opened, as in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same, showing the position of binding-straps for holding a bundle in the carrier, and also, in dotted lines, the position of the carrier-shelf when it is folded up. Fig. 5 isa front elevation of the same, showing the carrier-shelf as folded up and one of the binding-straps wrapped around it in such manner as to be compact and out of the way. Figs. 6 and 7 show a modification in which the binding-straps are dispensed with and a spring cover or frame employed to press the bundle down upon the shelf in lieu of tying or strapping it thereon.

The clasp or clamp by means of which my carrier is attached to any suitable portion of a velocipede consists, as shown, of two separable sections A A, provided with interlocking-hooksa a at their extremities. These sections A A may be shaped to adapt them to embrace any sectional form of support, but for general all-round purposes I prefer to shape them as shown in the drawings, the main section A having a V-shaped recess on its inner side, While the yoke section A curves round and is of suflicient size to span the supporting pillar or post, as shown, and

is provided with a set screw a which is screwed against the supporting post and draws all the parts into firm locking contact. This constitutes a very simple and strong clamp which may be quickly and easily re-" moved by merely loosening the set-screw and slipping the section A endwiso until its hooks pass off the hooks of the section A, when the whole device is freed from its support H. I have shown it in the drawings as attached to the front or head portion H of a Safety bicycle; but it might be attached to the seatpost or any other desirable or convenient portion of the machine.

The main portion A of the clamp is provided with two lugs or bosses a on its outer face, recessed to receive the ends of the main upright frame B of the luggage-carriage. It will be observed that this frame is composed of a single piece of heavy wire, the ends I) of which are bent out of line with the main portion and at suitable angles to coincide with the angles of the lugs a into which they fit. I have found in practice that owing to the diverging angles of these parts 19 and the stiffness of the wire that they will remain in the lug-sockets without any special means of fastening; but, if desired, they may be brazed or secured in the lugs in any other suitable manner. The ends of the wire frame curve into the straight portions 1) on the lower side of the frame, and these again into the upright side portions 19 which are united at their upper ends by the cross-bar b the upper ends of the sides 19 being bent inwardly, so that the upper bar b lies in a plane nearer to the supporting-post H than do the straight portions b at the lower side of the frame; but it is parallel to these straight portions. This permits the shelf portion of the carrier, when folded up, as shown in Fig. 2, and by dotted lines in Fig. 4, to stand perpendicularly, or close against the supporting-column H of a velocipede. This shelf 0 consists, preferably, of a single piece of wire bent back and forth between its side bars as often as may be necessary to form spaces of desired width between the several convolutions. Each of its ends is coiled several times around the straight portions b of the main frame, as at c, and terminates in a straight portion 0', which, when the shelf is down, bears against the angular portion 1) of the main frame and holds it (the shelf) in horizontal position and against farther downward fiexure. edge of each coil 0 there is a short straight portion of the wire a which is parallel to the straight portion 1) of the main frame, and that when the shelf is down this straightlpqrtion '0 extends past andbcars against the upright 'side portionsb of themain frame and positively locks the shelf against any tendencywhic'h it might have, through jarring or otherwise, to fold up against the main frame.

The wire of the shelf-frame is preferably "composedof spring material, and is'so bent that it has a strong tendency to spring outwardly'and hold theparts in thelocked position shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 6. Breach of "the outer side bars of the -'shelf there is formed an offset 0 which,wh*en the shelf is foldedup, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 5,1ocks behind 'the upright portions b of the main; frame and holds the shelf securely against falling to its-horizontal position.

The straight portions 1) of the main frame afeof-a length that willpermit the coils c of the shelf to slip therealon-g a sufficient dis-; tance, when the sides are sprung in, for the; purpose of folding the shelf upor letting it: down topass the looks a and c by the'up-j right portions 12 of the mainframe. 1

When I employ straps D to secure thelug gage on the carrier, they can when not in use bearranged in any manner to'suit the-fancy In Figs. 1 and 4-1 have shown one of the straps in the position I'prefer to In Fig. 5f I'showthe strap on the right-hand side as L prefer to coil or wrap it about'the frame and of the 'user.

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shelf when the carrier is folded up and not in use.

Instead of the straps I may use a spring cover orpresser E to rest upon the top of the bnndle and hold it onto the shelf. The most suitable form forsuch a spring presser which ndw occu'rs to me is that shown in Figs. 6 and 7 ofthe drawings, consisting,preferably, of a singleipiece of stiffspring-wi're which may be bent back and'forth between its ends a'sulii' cient'number of timesto form'spaces of any desired width, the edges being coiled round and round the straight outer portions 0 of the shelftoform spiral'springs e, and terminating-in a-foot e, which takes under one of the-straight portions of'the shelf. Normally this 'presser is held against the shelf by its springs; but it may be swung up to any de- It will be observed that at the outer sired height against the spring-pressure, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 7, to permit of the insertion of a bundle. In many respects this spring-cover is more desirable than straps or strings fol-holding a bundle in place, as it is always ready, adapts itself at once to any size of bundle, and obviates the loss of time in manipulating buckles, knots, &c.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A luggage-carrier for a velocipede, consisting of a clamp, an upright frame rigidly secured thereto, and a shelf pivotally connected to the frame, with means for looking it in its horizontal or upright positions, as described.

2. In a luggage-carrier,aela1np,an upright wire frame securedto the clamp, and a wire shelf hinged at its innerend to the-frame and provided with looking bends or ofisets, as described, the spring'of the shelf-wire tending -to hold the offsets into locking connection with the side bars of the frame, substantially as set forth. I

3. The combination of the clamp, the angu- 'lar lugs or bosses thereon, andthe bent wire composing a supporting-frame, having its ends bent at an angle to the general plane of the frame and inserted into recesses in the lugs on the clamp, as set forth.

t. The combination of the clamp, the upright wire frame connected thereto, and the wire shelf hinged to the frame and adapted to fold up against it, the top bar of the frame being thrown back to permit the shelf to fold more closely into the frame, as set forth.

5. In a'luggage-carrier, the combination of the clamp and the wire frame r'igidlyattached thereto, the wire shelf hinged at one end to the frame and adapted to be folded up against it or extended horizontally for use, devices for locking the shelf in-either position, and

means-for securely holding a bundle in place on the carrier, substantially as described.

6. In a bundle-carrier,aclamp and a frame attached thereto, a shelf hinged at one end to the frame, and a spring cover orframe hinged to the opposite or free end of the shelfand adapted to press firmly and hold any article upon the shelf, substantially as set forth.

7. A supporting-clamp consisting of two parts provided with interlockinghooks at their ends and adapted to embrace a supporting post or column between them, one of the parts being attached to the article to be supported, with a set-screw passing through one of the parts and impinging on thesupporting-post, substantially as and for the purpose'set forth. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature ii the presence oftwo witnesses.

RICHARD D. PERRY. Witnesses:

P. J. DARLING, CHAS. W. POMROY. 

